Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is cut close to his head. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). Coral (140 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp).